State | Lake/River/Res. | Month | Time | Water Temp | H2O Clarity (inches) | Lure(s) | Structure | Depth | Weather | Air Temp. | Comments |
TEXAS | Toledo Bend | AUGUST | early and late | ?? | ?? | chugger (chrome/blue, chrome/black) | submerged vegetation | 6-7 feet | Scattered Clouds | 84 | have found a few takers on topwaters |
TEXAS | CANYON LAKE | AUGUST | First light | 86 | clear | white 7/16oz. Terminator tungsten spinnerbaits, pumpkin/green 4” finesse worms on jigheads, and wacky-rigged pumpkin/chartreuse plastic stick-baits | main lake points | 10 - 15 feet | Overcast | 70's | Black bass are fair to good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." Smallmouth bass to 3 pounds are good on white/blue back Photon crankbaits, split shot rigged Craw Babies, and 3” root beer grubs along rock piles in 5 - 10 feet at daylight. |
TEXAS | BUCHANAN | AUGUST | Early | 86 | clear | 3/16oz. white/chartreuse Terminator tungsten spinnerbaits, shad Photon crankbaits, and wacky-rigged Christmas Tree Whacky Sticks | ledge(s) | 6 - 10 foot | Mostly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass are fair to good, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | BROWNWOOD | AUGUST | Most | 87 | clear | chartreuse and junebug worms, shallow-diving crankbaits | brush pile(s) | 10 - 20 feet | Clear | 80's | Black bass to 4 pounds are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." also try along rocky banks and between docks |
TEXAS | LAKE ATHENS | AUGUST | Most | 83 | clear | topwaters, Carolina-rigged smoke/silver glitter french fries | coves | 10 - 15 feet | Clear | 80's | Black bass are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | ARROWHEAD | AUGUST | Most | 78 | stained | shallow running crankbaits and large jigs | rocky bluffs | 5 – 10 feet | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Black bass are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." |
TEXAS | AMISTAD | AUGUST | Most | 86 | murky | watermelon seed or watermelon/red heavy jigs, super flukes, and soft plastics | structure (general) | ?? | Partly Cloudy | 80's | Black bass are fair, "Fishing Data courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept." , |
TEXAS | Lake Fork | AUGUST | Mid | ?? | ?? | Carolina-rigged plastics and crankbaits soft-plastic frogs | humps | 12 to 18-foot | Clouds | 70's | Black bass remained fair, soft-plastic frogs were effective at dawn and dusk along edges of grass |
TEXAS | Toledo Bend | AUGUST | early and late | ?? | ?? | jig/craw combos and deep-running crankbaits topwater lures | drop off(s) | 10 to 20-foot | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Black bass were fair, also try |
TEXAS | Conroe | AUGUST | Most | ?? | ?? | soft plastics and crankbaits | drop off(s) | 8 to 12-foot | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Black bass were slow |
TEXAS | Fayette County | AUGUST | TIME | ?? | ?? | soft-plastic baits | deep structure | deep | Mostly Cloudy | 90's | Stifling heat during the day has kept fishing pressure very light, few largemouth bass have been taken |
TEXAS | Toledo Bend | AUGUST | Night | 80'S | slightly stained | large dark-colored plastic worms (black/neon, black/blue) | submerged vegetation | in 6-12 feet | Overcast | 80's | bright moon over the weekend made for excellent night fishing conditions |
TEXAS | Fayette County | AUGUST | early and late | ?? | ?? | surface lures, crankbaits | points | surface-deep | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Black bass were fair to slow |
TEXAS | Conroe | AUGUST | Most | ?? | ?? | soft plastics and crankbaits | coves | 8 to 12 foot | Scattered Clouds | 80's | Black bass were slow, also try riprap and points |
TEXAS | Ray Roberts Lake | MARCH | AM | 54 | muddy | 3 inch Lowes crawfish (black/blue) | brush | 2' | Clear | 52 | BassMasters Lunker Club, 10 lbs. 6 oz. |